| ANAHEIM, CA - (June 18, 2008) - The East Anaheim Branch Library celebrates its first anniversary on Saturday, June 21, and the entire community is welcome to the festivities. The celebration, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. that day, will be open to visitors of all ages, with programs and activities geared for children. Light refreshments will be served. Scheduled events include a Busy Bee story and craft time for preschoolers (11 a.m.), a musical performance for all ages by Heebie & Jeebie (2 p.m.), and a cake walk (3 p.m.). A library map hunt for kids will take place throughout the day. In addition, sign-ups will be open for the free Catch the Reading Bug Summer Reading Club, for children and teens. The East Anaheim Branch Library is one of many new neighborhood facilities opened during Anaheim’s sesquicentennial year as part of the City’s capital improvement campaign. The library offers adult and children’s books, DVDs, magazines/newspapers, children’s computer Discovery Stations, internet access, wireless capability, study rooms, audio materials and reference services. The East Anaheim Branch Library is located at 8201 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road. Regular library hours are Monday – Wednesday 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. The library is closed on Fridays. Please visit www.anaheim.net for more information. Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |